Articulated vehicle suspension system shoulder joint
OwnerWendell H. Chun, Michael S. Beck +1inventors
InventorsWendell H. Chun, Michael S. Beck, Jon T. Stinchcomb
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Abstract
An articulated vehicle suspension system shoulder joint is disclosed. A vehicle includes a plurality of wheel assemblies; a plurality of rotating shoulder joints, each wheel assembly being mounted to a respective one of the shoulder joints and rotatable in a plane by the respective shoulder joint; and a chassis to which the shoulder joints are mounted. The shoulder joint for use in a vehicle suspension system includes a housing to which a wheel assembly may be attached for in-plane rotation; a drive; and a transmission engaged with the housing and the drive to reduce the speed of the drive motor as it drives the housing.
Claims30
A vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of wheel assemblies;
- a plurality of rotating shoulder joints, each including a drive, and each wheel assembly being mounted to a respective one of the shoulder joints and rotatable in a plane by the drive of the respective shoulder joint;
- and
- a chassis to which the shoulder joints are mounted.
A shoulder joint for use in a vehicle suspension system, comprising:
- a housing to which a wheel assembly may be attached for in-plane rotation;
- a drive;
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- a transmission engaged with the housing and the drive to reduce the speed of the drive motor as it drives the housing.
A shoulder joint for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first portion mountable to a chassis of the vehicle;
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- a second portion mountable to a wheel assembly of the vehicle and rotatable with respect to the first portion, such that the wheel assembly is rotatable in a plane upon rotation of the second portion with respect to the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.